8/4 News Roundup & Open Thread
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How Bernie Sanders Changed the Health-Care Debate
Bernie Sanders Says Student Debt Cancellation Plan Will Reduce Racial Wealth Gap
Bernie Sanders explains why it’s his time to win Nevada
from a couple of days ago on The Intercept
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders Dominate Democratic Debate Set Up to Ambush Them
how crazy things are when what is worthless is worth going to war?
last gasp of capitalism? last gasp of empire?
This is a recent article from Juan Cole (because we just found out about this) on how Trump had Saudi Arabia and UAE censure his America First speech in 2016.
Yet another example that Trump puts corporations first which what he has done
Why Trump let Saudi Arabia and UAE censor his “America First” Speech on Energy
a white supremacist movement encouraged by Trump not just a deranged killer
this is further reason for Nancy Pelosi to begin impeachment inquiry
from Juan Cole today
White Supremacist Terrorism strikes Again in the Age of Trump and Putin
Nancy Pelosi is either a) corrupt b) semi-senile c) neo-liberal coward. All 3 fit her. Over half the House are lining up behind impeachment. If more continue to join, that may finally force her hand. We’ll see. T and R, LD!!
Never thought I would post this guy
Number of mass shootings since the 1st of January 2019.
US: 251
Mexico: 3,Canada: 1, Brazil: 1,Netherlands: 1,New Zealand: 1,Denmark: 0,Italy: 0
Spain: 0,Sweden: 0,South Korea: 0,Australia: 0,Germany: 0,UK 0,France:0 and Japan: 0
Besides the mental health issues that causes these people to go “off” (M4A Desperately needed). How much many of these shootings had emboldened by these shooters constancy hearing politicians blaming immigrants and POC for their lot in life. Then you have a president that fuels the hate and racism by using words as infestation. Telling Dem elected politicians to go back to where they came from because their POC.
https://twitter.com/jmmiller1208/status/1157990932744155136?s=20
Or POC in general, Then the R’s and their talking heads would be coming out of the woodwork on how the borders would have to be closed and immigration suspended.
article in NYT about importance of labor unions
Yes, America Is Rigged Against Workers
No other industrial country treats its working class so badly. And there’s one big reason for t
https://twitter.com/argumentwinner/status/1157800590879186944?s=20
To be clear, they both should be alive.
Cops look like something out of a bad sci-fi dystopian movie or TV show.
Hahaha